UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Williams' Personal Property et al

Filing 17

DEFAULT JUDGMENT in favor of the United States of America. Signed by Senior Judge James C. Fox on 7/31/2014. (Grady, B.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN DIVISION
No. 2:13-CV-39-F
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

v.

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

WILLIAMS' PERSONAL PROPERTY,
SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS:
A TAURUS, MODEL PT27/7, 45 CALIBER
SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL, SERIAL NUMBER
NZK37604; EIGHT (8) ROUNDS OF
BRAILIAN CARTIRIDGE COMPANY 45 CALIBER)
AMMUNITION; AND, A REMINGTON ARMS,
)
MODEL 870, 12 GAUGE SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN,)
WITH AN OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBER,
)
AND ANY AND ALL ACCOMPANYING
)
AMMUNITION,
)
)
Defendants.
)

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion for
Default Judgment.

It appearing that a copy of the Amended

Complaint herein was served upon the potential claimant of the
defendants and that publication has been duly made, in
accordance with Supplemental Rule G(4), and, thus, that due
notice was given accordingly, the Court finds that:
1.

Process was duly issued in this cause and the

defendants were duly seized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives pursuant to said process;

2.

No entitled persons have filed any claim to the

defendants nor answer regarding them within the time fixed by
law; and
3.

The well-plead allegations of the Complaint in respect

to the defendants are taken as admitted, as no one has appeared
to deny the same.
Based upon the above findings,

it is hereby

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
1.

Default judgment be and the same is hereby entered

against the defendants;
2.

All persons claiming any right,

title, or interest in

or to the said defendants are held in default;

3.

The defendants are forfeited to the United States of

America;
4.

This Court entered Default in this action at Docket

Entry #16; and
5.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

is hereby directed to dispose of the defendants according to
law, including destruction.
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SO ORDERED this $J

day of July, 2014.

J

S

S C. FOX
IOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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